You don't have to completely retool, re-engineer your portfolio. Maybe it's just duplicate this code base. If you built it yourself, duplicate this codebase and just change a few things. I think that what I'm feeling already is don't overthink this but don't underestimate it either. So there's this fine balance, isn't there, in this process? Well, yeah,. And if you have to think of your portfolio like a product... You have to apply product marketing principles to yourself, your portfolio, your whole career.
Sarah Doody challenges us to think of our portfolio as one of the most important products we’ll ever create. She urges us to not only communicate our contributions, but to both show and tell the story of each project. In the end, she teaches us that using the right process is more than just about landing our next UX job–it will also make us better designers.
- Ideal Number of Projects (4:07)
- Lead with the Best Project (5:40)
- Alternate Portfolios (7:13)
- What a Recruiter Is Looking For Most (13:03)
- Proving Your Knowledge (15:52)
- What Does Storytelling Mean? (23:47)
- Edit Your Work (29:48)
- Do You Need a Website? (39:44)
- Build a Portfolio Quickly (49:36)
- The UX Academy (54:09)
- Best Advice (56:31)
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